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It was held less than a fortnight after the Manchester suicide bombing that killed 22 people.

It emerged yesterday that waste lorries were used as part of the city centre blockade.

It came as residents in parts of the city continued to complain their waste had not been collected following the disruption to services during the Champions League final weekend.

A Cardiff council rubbish bin lorry

When South Wales Police was asked about the use of council bin lorries, a spokesman said: “South Wales Police hired a wide range of equipment from a number of suppliers for use throughout the period covered by the Champions League finals.”

When asked for a full list of suppliers and the cost, a police spokesman said that the information was not available.

Roads were closed and measures put in place to stop vehicles accessing the city after a spate of terror attacks – including Westminster Bridge, Stockholm, Berlin and Nice – in which vehicles have been used as weapons.

Since Saturday’s final, hundreds of residents have faced huge delays to their bin collections.

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Many of those were people who lived in suburbs which had been largely unaffected by the preparations for the final.

Before the event, the council warned residents in the Heath, Whitchurch, Rhiwbina, Llanishen and Lisvane wards there would be delays to their collections. Their waste is usually collected on a Friday but residents were told it would be on Sunday instead.

Then, hundreds of people reported that their waste had not been collected.

The council issued new advice saying people should take their green recycling bags back inside and wait until the next week’s collection.

They were told that general waste and food waste would be collected as soon as possible.

When asked to comment about the delays, a council spokesman said: “Unfortunately, road closures in the city centre and increased security measures for the Champions League final have had an impact on our household recycling and waste collections this week, for which we apologise.

“The vast majority of the delays will have been completed by Thursday.

“Our teams are working hard to collect the waste and all collections will be completed by Friday. Please accept our apologies.”